Day and Night World Map

The map below shows the current position of the Sun and the Moon. It shows which parts of the Earth are in daylight and which are in night.

See where the moon is over the horizon

Map notes

• The day and night parts of the Earth shown are as of Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 22:38:00 UTC.
• The Sun's position is marked with this symbol: . At this location, the Sun will be at its zenith (directly overhead) in relation to an observer.
• The Moon's position is marked with this symbol: . At this location, the Moon will be at its zenith in relation to an observer. Note that the symbol is not showing the current phase of the Moon.
• Different shades of darkness are used to indicate night; these shades are in order from lightest to darkest:
  • Civil Twilight (lightest shade)
  • Nautical Twilight
  • Astronomical Twilight
  • Night, no twilight (darkest)
• Latitude circles
  • NPC – Northern Polar Circle, or Arctic Circle, is at latitude 66°34' N. At locations north of the Arctic Circle, the Sun is visible all day and night during a period before and after the June solstice.
  • NT – Northern Tropic, or Tropic of Cancer, is at latitude 23°26' N and is the northernmost latitude at which the Sun can be directly overhead (this occurs during June solstice, around June 21).
  • ST – Southern Tropic, or Tropic of Capricorn, is at latitude 23°26' S and is the southernmost latitude at which the Sun can be directly overhead (this occurs during December solstice, around December 21).
  • SPC – Southern Polar Circle, or Antarctic Circle, is at latitude 66°34' S. South of this latitude, the Sun is visible all day and night during summer in the Southern Hemisphere.
• Map is generated based on images from NASA

Position of the Sun

On Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 22:38:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	9° 49'	North
Longitude:	159° 46'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 457.17 meters/second, 1645.8 km/hour, 1022.6 miles/hour or 888.7 knots.The table below shows the Sun position compared to the time and date above:

Time	Longitude difference			Latitude difference			Total
later	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Distance
1 minute	0° 15' 00.1"	17.05 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.05 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 08.9"	1022.63 mi	west	0° 00' 53.6"	1.02 mi	north	1022.61 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 34.3"	4.06 mi	west	0° 21' 20.8"	24.45 mi	north	24.79 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 22:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	12° 10'	South
Longitude:	131° 20'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.98 meters/second, 1580.3 km/hour, 982.0 miles/hour or 853.3 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

Time	Longitude difference			Latitude difference			Total
later	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Distance
1 minute	0° 14' 31.1"	16.37 mi	west	0° 00' 10.0"	0.19 mi	north	16.37 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 12.2"	981.90 mi	west	0° 10' 06.6"	11.58 mi	north	982.28 mi
24 hours	11° 13' 24.0"	759.00 mi	east	4° 13' 48.8"	290.76 mi	north	817.75 mi

Locations with the Sun near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with Sun near zenith position in the sky.

Location	Local time	Distance			Direction
Kiritimati	Sun 12:38 PM	919 km	571 miles	496 nm	SSE
Honolulu	Sat 12:38 PM	1289 km	801 miles	696 nm	N
Baker Island	Sat 10:38 AM	2136 km	1327 miles	1153 nm	WSW
Fakaofo	Sun 11:38 AM	2473 km	1537 miles	1335 nm	SSW
Midway	Sat 11:38 AM	2747 km	1707 miles	1483 nm	NW
Apia	Sun 11:38 AM	2932 km	1822 miles	1583 nm	SSW
Funafuti	Sun 10:38 AM	3089 km	1919 miles	1668 nm	SW
Tarawa	Sun 10:38 AM	3155 km	1960 miles	1703 nm	WSW
Majuro	Sun 10:38 AM	3210 km	1995 miles	1733 nm	W
Papeete	Sat 12:38 PM	3226 km	2004 miles	1742 nm	SSE